Chapter IV
"You?" I said. "What blessed chance brought you here?" "Oh, I am your aunt's companion," she answered, "her niece, you know." "Then you _must_ be a cousin," I said.
The Inheritors
Chapter IV
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"You?"
I
said.
"What
blessed
chance
brought
you
here?"
"Oh,
I
am
your
aunt's
companion,"
she
answered,
"her
niece,
you
know."
"Then
you
_must_
be
a
cousin,"
I
said.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"You?"
/juː/
Line 2
I
said.
Line 3
"What
blessed
chance
brought
you
here?"
Line 4
"Oh,
I
am
your
aunt's
companion,"
she
answered,
"her
niece,
you
know."
Line 5
"Then
you
_must_
be
a
cousin,"
I
said.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Answered
noun
US /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, I am your aunt's companion," she answered, "her niece, you know."”
Brought
noun
US /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"What blessed chance brought you here?"”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What blessed chance brought you here?"”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, I am your aunt's companion," she answered, "her niece, you know."”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Then you _must_ be a cousin," I said.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Oh, I am your aunt's companion," she answered, "her niece, you know."
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Oh, I am your aunt's companion," she answered, "her niece, you know."
aunt's
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From this reading "Oh, I am your aunt's companion," she answered, "her niece, you know."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Then you _must_ be a cousin," I said.
blessed
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From this reading "What blessed chance brought you here?"
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "What blessed chance brought you here?"
chance
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From this reading "What blessed chance brought you here?"
companion
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From this reading "Oh, I am your aunt's companion," she answered, "her niece, you know."
cousin
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From this reading "Then you _must_ be a cousin," I said.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, I am your aunt's companion," she answered, "her niece, you know."
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What blessed chance brought you here?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I said.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, I am your aunt's companion," she answered, "her niece, you know."
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Then you _must_ be a cousin," I said.
niece
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From this reading "Oh, I am your aunt's companion," she answered, "her niece, you know."
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, I am your aunt's companion," she answered, "her niece, you know."
said
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From this reading I said.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, I am your aunt's companion," she answered, "her niece, you know."
Then
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From this reading "Then you _must_ be a cousin," I said.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What blessed chance brought you here?"
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You?"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, I am your aunt's companion," she answered, "her niece, you know."